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The Miami Dolphins appear to be restocking the deck at receiver for the 2015 season. Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson, two veterans who have collectively started 39 games the past two seasons, were released on Friday to clear $6.4 million in cap space, which will be needed to improve the roster during free agency. Hartline, a 2009 fourth-round pick who caught 298 passes for 4,243 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in his six seasons with the Dolphins, became the fifth receiver in Dolphins history to produce back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons when he achieved the feat in 2012 and 2013. But last season he got fazed out of the new spread offense, and contributed just 474 yards and two...

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The Miami Dolphins appear to be restocking the deck at receiver for the 2015 season.
Brian Hartline and Brandon Gibson, two veterans who have collectively started 39 games the past two seasons, were released on Friday to clear $6.4 million in cap...

The GOOD NFL front offices find the right balance between free agency and the upcoming draft.
They marry those two avenues to improve your NFL team's roster, pairing their strengths and weaknesses together, then creating a ideal plan of action.
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– There seems to be a nearly can't-miss position for the Miami Dolphins if they choose to go with the No. 14 pick in the NFL Draft: defensive tackle.
And Texas' Malcom Brown might be the man.
"I'm a big Malcom Brown fan," said Daniel Jeremiah,...

Tough decisions are looming for the Dolphins regarding the salary cap, but general manager Dennis Hickey is confident the team's multi-layered brain trust can come to agreement on how to best shape the roster.
"The good thing is we all share the...

Well, my admitted longshot hope of Ndamukong Suh looks gone for the Dolphins, and all I’ve got to show for it is some muscle memory on how to spell his name (yeah, right, it’s S-U-H). Detroit General Manager Martin Mayhew said at the Indianapolis...

Dennis Hickey had a decent first season as the Miami Dolphins' rookie general manager.Hopefully it was a season filled with lessons learned, because Hickey and his team can't afford too many missteps this offseason, which really begins in Indianapolis...

Last month, I wrote a column on Ten Simple Steps for the Dolphins to take in the off-season. Well, it’s time for an update – and a thorough upgrade in some cases. If draftniks get to do several mock drafts each year, so do I. Some points have stayed the...

Every NFL team falls into a category during the offseason, which officially begins on March 10.
There are teams headed for foreclosure, desperately trying to get under the projected salary cap simply to sign the draft class.
There are teams who need...

I say this annually but few people pay attention because they typically don't have enough to talk about this time of season, but talking about who to draft before you see what an NFL team does in free agency makes ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.
It typically...

It's time to throw some more early darts at the draft board and see what the Dolphins could get with the 14th overall pick. A few weeks ago, Washington outside linebacker/safety Shaq Thompson was the hot commodity by draftniks. Now? Let's look at five...

1. So now that I've laid out my plan for the Dolphins this off-season here, the heavyweight question is how realistic is it for the Dolphins to land the centerpiece of it in free-agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh?
There are two linked components to...

DAVIE – The Dolphins have hired Terrell Williams to be their defensive line coach, according to a NFL source. The official announcement might not come until Friday.
Williams, who accepted a job as defensive line coach at Florida about a month...

As the final echoes of why Seattle made the, "Worst Call in Super Bowl History" fade thankfully away, the NFL's offseason officially descends upon us. And by, "us," I don't really mean, "us."
The offseason began in South...

This morning Sun-Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde put on his fake General Manager hat and created a ten step plan to enhance the Miami Dolphins.
The plan, which you can read about here, was solid with a few exceptions. (Major slip up on Duron Carter. Steve...

Who doesn't love a shopping spree? But that doesn't mean you won't have regrets when the credit card bill comes.
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Defensive...

1. The Dolphins should think big by making a run at Ndamukong Suh in free agency. He's the exception to the normal theory of not spending big in free agency, because he is an elite player in his prime. He would cement the defensive line. He would help...

MOBILE, ALA. - For the second straight season a Miami Dolphins assistant coach will leave Joe Philbin's staff to become a defensive coordinator.
Todd Bowles, who was recently hired as the New York Jets' head coach, will name Kacy Rodgers, the Dolphins'...

Todd Bowles' recent hiring as the New York Jets' head coach could mean the Dolphins will lose one of the team's top assistants.
According to a league source, Dolphins defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers is viewed as a front runner to become Bowles'...

Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who molded Buffalo into a Top 3 defense this year, is on the market. If Joe Philbin wants a change, there’s a top name. There are other options, of course. It’s that time of the year.
Philbin hasn't tipped his hand...